Portsmouth are ready to welcome Birmingham City to Fratton Park on Tuesday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 45 games played, Pompey have recorded 17 wins, and Birmingham City have come away with 12 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Fratton Park was within the last three years, in March 2010, with Birmingham City inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Pompey in a Premier League match.